Samsung Galaxy Note 6 borrows BlackBerry Features and Looks


Samsung has had a successful 2016 so far, with its Galaxy S7 smartphone selling in bigger numbers than expected. Now it is looking to repeat that success with the launch of its other flagship device, the Galaxy Note 6, which could be aimed primarily at business users who used to favor BlackBerry.
According to a report from SamMobile, the South Korean company will launch a new app called Samsung Focus on the Galaxy Note 6. The new app will take its cues from BlackBerry Hub, a central location for all forms of communication on the BlackBerry 10 operating system, pulling in everything from emails and calendar appointments to social media alerts, instant messages and phone calls.
BlackBerry Hub is already available to all Android users as a standalone app on the Google Play store, but Samsung is clearly looking to offer customers something different. According to SamMobile's report, the main page of the app will show your upcoming meetings as well as appointments for the following days and even previous days.
Calendar appointments will be grouped with emails from those participating in the meeting, and you will have the option of replying to emails from a number of accounts, though it is unclear if this will include Gmail accounts.
“From what we have seen, Samsung Focus has a clean and modern interface, unlike any previous Samsung app, although there’s no telling if the same interface will be used in the final version,” the report says.
Since the demise of BlackBerry, every smartphone manufacturer has been seeking to replace the Canadian company.
Apple and Microsoft have played up the enterprise capabilities of iOS and Windows 10 Mobile recently, but Android is typically seen as the least secure operating system. However, Samsung has made a lot of strides in recent years to make its devices more appealing to business customers.
A key part of this is Samsung Knox, a system that allows users to keep business and personal data separate on the same device, and which forms a central part of the Samsung Approved for Enterprise program. In October 2014, the National Security Agency approved some Samsung Galaxy devices under a program for quickly deploying commercially available technologies.

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